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Graph and table detailing the efficiency of a Bowden Cable at various angles and loads.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 84\2\  scan0245
Date  21th December 1934 guessed
  
M & A
PERCENTAGE EFFICIENCY
LBS - INPUT
EFFICIENCY OF BOWDEN CABLE
READINGS TAKEN WITH CABLE WELL OILED
GRAPH DATA:
M = 0.264, ANGLE = 16°
M = 0.282, ANGLE = 60°, MEAN DIA = 70"
M = 0.214, ANGLE = 90°, MEAN DIA = 42"
M = 0.214, ANGLE = 180°, MEAN DIA = 15"
TABLE DATA:
ANGLE CHANGE OF DIRECTION OF FORCE | 180° | 90° | 60° | 16°
EFFICIENCY AT 300 LBS INPUT LOAD | 51 | 71.5 | 78 | 93
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AT 300 LBS | .214 | .214 | .282 | .264
EFFICIENCY AT MAXIMUM LOAD | 49.5 | 72.5 | 79 | 86
EFFICIENCY AT PULL OFF SPRING LOAD | 41 | 62 | 70 | 70
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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